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The following shows what people and projects have applied for BFS use. If you want to apply for BFS use, please use our Use Request Form.

Request No.: 03BCCAD567
Submitted on: 2/27/03 at 3:14 PM
User: Stephen C. Adolph, Faculty member, HMC
E-mail: adolph@hmc.edu
College phone: 607-1872

Type of use: Course - Biology 108, Ecology and Environmental Biology
Number in group: 22
Dates: Feb. 28 to May 9
Frequency: Other - The whole class will visit on Feb. 28, then individual students (or pairs) will visit once each sometime during the semester.
Time of day: Morning, Varies - Depends on the particular student. Our Feb. 28 visit will be from 9:00 - 10:00 am
Areas or facilities needed: central CSS, pHake Lake, vernal pools, eastern CSS, infirmary, east field
Species to be studied: various plants & animals
Will vertebrate animals be used? no
Will markings or flags be used? no
Will plants or animals be collected? no

Project description: This will just be a class visit to introduce students to BFS, followed by individual visits by students who will make natural history observations on a variety of organisms.

Request No.: 03B4BED1AC
Submitted on: 2/14/03 at 3:06 PM
User: Catherine McFadden, Faculty member, HMC
E-mail: mcfadden@hmc.edu
College phone: 909 607-4107

Type of use: Course - Biology 110: Experimental Ecology Lab
Number in group: 2
Dates: 2-15-03 to 4-20-03
Frequency: Several-days/week
Time of day: Morning, Afternoon
Areas or facilities needed: central CSS, eastern CSS, oak forest, east field, lower neck
Species to be studied: Small granivorous birds: potentially House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch, American Goldfinch, White-crowned Sparrow, Western Scrub Jay
Will vertebrate animals be used? yes
Will markings or flags be used? yes - Study sites will be marked with forestry flags or forestry tape.
Will plants or animals be collected? no

Project description: Students will test the effect of perceived predation risk on foraging behavior of finches. Sunflower seeds will be offered at portable feeders placed either in open or sheltered (wooded) areas, and rate of foraging (% seeds eaten) will be monitored over set time periods. Threat of predation will be manipulated by either audible (tape of Sharp-shinned Hawk calls) or visual (raptor models, e.g., fake owls) cues. (Note: Calls of Sharp-shinned Hawk will be used because they are present but do not breed at BFS - we will not play taped calls of any of the breeding raptor species). This experiment is one which is done routinely at BFS as part of Pomona's Biology 41E course.

Request No.: 03B3CAE585
Submitted on: 2/4/03 at 2:55 PM
User: Rachel Levin, Faculty member, Pomona
E-mail: RLevin@Pomona.edu
College phone: 909-621-8632

Type of use: Course - Bio 119
Number in group: 4
Dates: Feb. 5, 2003 to May 14, 2003
Frequency: Weekly
Time of day: Dawn, Morning, Afternoon, Evening
Areas or facilities needed: western CSS, central CSS, pHake Lake, vernal pools, eastern CSS, oak forest, corner, infirmary, classroom, east field, lower neck, central neck, upper neck
Species to be studied: Avifauna of BFS
Will vertebrate animals be used? yes
Will markings or flags be used? no
Will plants or animals be collected? no

Project description: This is a research methods class. Several of the students are interested in ornithological projects, so we will demonstrate/practice trapping, handling, banding, measuring and releasing birds of BFS. Any specific projects arising from these demos will submit individual user requests.

Request No.: 03B092F384
Submitted on: 1/30/03 at 10:05 AM
User: Frances Hanzawa, Faculty member, Pomona
E-mail: fhanzawa@pomona.edu
College phone: 621-8601

Type of use: Course - Bio 116, Ecol. and Evol. of Plants
Number in group: 6
Dates: 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 to 3/24 - 4/28
Frequency: Weekly
Time of day: Afternoon
Areas or facilities needed: central CSS, eastern CSS, corner, east field, lower neck, central neck, upper neck
Species to be studied: Various plant species used in student projects.
Will vertebrate animals be used? no
Will markings or flags be used? yes - Stake flags labeled with course number and student name. Flags will be in place for <4weeks.
Will plants or animals be collected? no

Project description: During February students will carry out an experiment on plant demography. In March and April, each student will do an independent project on some aspect of plant ecology.

Request No.: 03AE6EBD89
Submitted on: 1/26/03 at 11:01 PM
User: Gene Fowler, Faculty member, Pomona
E-mail: gsf04747@pomona.edu
College phone: 621-8970

Type of use: Course - Environmental Analysis 51 - Intro. to Environmental Science
Number in group: 18
Dates: 30 Jan 2003 to 30 Jan 2003
Frequency: Once
Time of day: Afternoon
Areas or facilities needed: western CSS, central CSS, pHake Lake, vernal pools, eastern CSS, oak forest, corner, east field, lower neck
Species to be studied: All species
Will vertebrate animals be used? no
Will markings or flags be used? no
Will plants or animals be collected? no

Project description: This is an introductory tour of the Station for environmental science students. We will walk through most of the southern portions of the Station, and will collect some observational data on plants.

Request No.: 03A8A51419
Submitted on: 1/9/03 at 1:25 PM
User: Marion Preest, Faculty member, JSD
E-mail: mpreest@jsd.claremont.edu
College phone: X 78014

Type of use: Course - BIO 57L
Number in group: ~ 35
Dates: Feb 17 to Feb 17
Frequency: Once - weather permitting
Time of day: Afternoon
Areas or facilities needed: pHake Lake
Species to be studied: Daphnia
Will vertebrate animals be used? no
Will markings or flags be used? no
Will plants or animals be collected? yes

Project description: Students will measure oxygen concentration, temperature, and light intensity at various locations on pHake lake. They will run plankton tows and collect Daphnia for later use in lab. All available row boats and life jackets will be used.

Request No.: 03A7FA5B94
Submitted on: 1/8/03 at 11:33 AM
User: Sia Morhardt, Faculty member, Pitzer
E-mail: emorhardt@mckenna.edu
College phone: 621-5250, Other phone: 621-8818

Type of use: Course - Environmental Studies 137
Number in group: 15
Dates: Feb 03 to May 03
Frequency: Other - several times
Time of day: Morning
Areas or facilities needed: western CSS, central CSS, vernal pools, eastern CSS, oak forest, corner, classroom, east field, lower neck, central neck, upper neck
Species to be studied: flowering plants
Will vertebrate animals be used? no
Will markings or flags be used? no
Will plants or animals be collected? no

Project description: We will be looking at and identifying plants. This may require close inspection and removal of individual flowers or leaves, but not whole plants.

Request No.: 03A6E455CB
Submitted on: 1/6/03 at 11:37 AM
User: Jason Venetoulis, Faculty member, Pitzer
E-mail: jason_venetoulis@pitzer.edu
College phone: 909 621 0700

Type of use: Research - and Class Use
Number in group: 12
Dates: 1/31-2/14-3/7-3/14-4/4 to 5/9/03
Frequency: Other - The dates listed above represent our max. use.
Time of day: Varies - 1-4 PM
Areas or facilities needed: western CSS, oak forest, classroom, lower neck - We will probably use the classroom for our meetings pending availability.
Species to be studied: All native flora and fauna on field station.
Will vertebrate animals be used? no
Will markings or flags be used? no
Will plants or animals be collected? yes

Project description: The project deals with introducing students to natural and wild places, use of plants by Tongva, and hunting. We will not be hunting, but taking pictures.
We MAY have one day where we gather a very small sampling of edible plants.

Request No.: 03A7AC184A
Submitted on: 1/5/03 at 10:37 PM
User: Susan Schenk, Staff member, JSD
E-mail: sschenk@jsd.claremont.edu
College phone: 74018

Type of use: Course - Bio 44 Intro Bio
Number in group: 180
Dates: April 21 to May 1
Frequency: Daily
Time of day: Varies - 1 pm - 5 pm the first week. After that it will vary depending on the students' experimental designs.
Areas or facilities needed: eastern CSS, oak forest, corner, infirmary, classroom, east field - The classroom is only needed the first week. After that, the students will roam about collecting data for their experiments.
Species to be studied: Assorted plants and pollinating insects.
Will vertebrate animals be used? no
Will markings or flags be used? yes - Will depend on the experimental design.
Will plants or animals be collected? yes

Project description: Students will dissect Yerba Santa and Deerweed flowers, observe pollinators, collect nectar, determine probable pollinators and inflorescence types for assorted plants and design an experiment to be carried out in the second week.

Request No.: 03A7AAE926
Submitted on: 1/5/03 at 10:26 PM
User: Susan Schenk, Staff member, JSD
E-mail: sschenk@jsd.claremont.edu
College phone: 74018

Type of use: Course - Bio 44 Intro Bio
Number in group: 180
Dates: April 8 to April 18
Frequency: Daily
Time of day: Varies - 1 pm - 5pm the first week. The second week students will come on their own in the mornings to collect data on birds.
Areas or facilities needed: western CSS, central CSS, eastern CSS, corner
Species to be studied: CSS plants and associated insects and birds
Will vertebrate animals be used? no
Will markings or flags be used? no
Will plants or animals be collected? yes

Project description: Students will be introduced to CSS plants and collect data on diversity and abundance. They will also collect insects from the area with a sweep net and later sort them into morphospecies. Data on birds will be collected later. Correlations between abundance and diversity of all three groups will be made and compared to similar studies of a developed habitat.

Request No.: 03A7AA03FB
Submitted on: 1/5/03 at 10:18 PM
User: Susan Schenk, Staff member, JSD
E-mail: sschenk@jsd.claremont.edu
College phone: 74018

Type of use: Course - Bio 44 Intro Bio
Number in group: 180
Dates: April 1 to April 4
Frequency: Daily
Time of day: Afternoon
Areas or facilities needed: pHake Lake, classroom
Species to be studied: Lake edge organisms
Will vertebrate animals be used? no
Will markings or flags be used? yes - Buoys in the lake. Four study sites will be marked around the lake edge
Will plants or animals be collected? yes

Project description: Students will determine productivity by suspending lake water-filled bottles from the buoys and measuring oxygen production/consumption. Light and temperature profiles will also be taken. Lake edge sites will be described, physical data will be recorded,and dip net samples collected and then identified at the classroom.

Request No.: 03A7A913AC
Submitted on: 1/5/03 at 10:10 PM
User: Susan Schenk, Staff member, JSD
E-mail: sschenk@jsd.claremont.edu
College phone: 7408

Type of use: Course - Bio 44 Intro Bio
Number in group: 180
Dates: March 3 to March 28
Frequency: Other - About 45 per day T-F the first week for lab sections. Independent projects during the remaining time.
Time of day: Varies - 1pm to 5 pm the first week. After that, depends on the project.
Areas or facilities needed: western CSS, central CSS, pHake Lake, vernal pools, eastern CSS, corner, infirmary, east field, lower neck, central neck, upper neck - Wherever Argentine ants are found.
Species to be studied: Argentine ants
Will vertebrate animals be used? no
Will markings or flags be used? yes - Will depend on student projects.
Will plants or animals be collected? yes

Project description: Students will be introduced to Argentine ants and their foraging behavior in the first week. Each group will then design an experiment which will be carried out during the following week. Data collection may continue for an additional week or so depending on the experimental design and the weather.

Request No.: 029F3F7B9E
Submitted on: 12/11/02 at 4:08 PM
User: Catherine McFadden, Faculty member, HMC
E-mail: mcfadden@hmc.edu
College phone: 909 607-4107

Type of use: Course - Biology 110
Number in group: ~8
Dates: Feb 10 2003 to Apr 21 2003
Frequency: Several-days/week
Time of day: Dawn, Evening, Night
Areas or facilities needed: western CSS, central CSS, eastern CSS, oak forest, corner, east field
Species to be studied: nocturnal rodents (kangaroo rat, deermouse, wood rat)
Will vertebrate animals be used? no
Will markings or flags be used? yes - colored forestry flags marked with course no. and student initials
Will plants or animals be collected? no

Project description: Class experiment to test giving up densities (GUD) of nocturnal rodents in response to perceived predation risk. Pie plates filled with sand and millet seeds will be placed at various sites at BFS at dusk and collected at dawn. Amount of seed remaining is then used to quantify GUD of each site. Groups of students will run experiments up to several nights a week for the duration of the experimental period.

Request No.: 029F3EC8D8
Submitted on: 12/11/02 at 4:02 PM
User: Catherine McFadden, Faculty member, HMC
E-mail: mcfadden@hmc.edu
College phone: 909 607-4107

Type of use: Course - Biology 110
Number in group: ~8
Dates: March 10 2003 to March 31 2003
Frequency: Several-days/week
Time of day: Varies - samples may be taken several times per day over 24 hr period
Areas or facilities needed: pHake Lake, classroom - require use of outdoor classroom from 1-6 pm on Monday March 10; pHake Lake from 1-3 pm on March 10, 1-5 pm on March 24 and periodically at various times of day/night throughout duration of study
Species to be studied: Daphnia, copepods
Will vertebrate animals be used? no
Will markings or flags be used? yes - will need to string transect line across lake, from boat launch area to tallest tree on opposite side; transect will be marked with depth intervals; transect needs to stay in place from March 10-March 31
Will plants or animals be collected? yes

Project description: Class experiment to determine if zooplankton (Daphnia, copepods) in pHake lake undergo diel vertical migration. Plankton will be collected at various depths along transect at different times of day/night using a plankton net. Plankton samples will be preserved to be counted later.

Request No.: 0295C11D56
Submitted on: 11/4/02 at 7:04 PM
User: Michael Flynn, Student, Pomona
E-mail: maf01998@pomona.edu
College phone: 909.626.6136, Other phone: 831.588.9914 cell
Instructor/Advisor: Rick Worthington, 73529, RKW14747@pomona.edu

Type of use: Course - EA199: theory and Practice in Ecological Design Education
Number in group: 22
Dates: 02.03.03 to 4.25.03
Frequency: Weekly
Time of day: Afternoon
Areas or facilities needed: central CSS, pHake Lake, vernal pools, eastern CSS, oak forest, classroom, east field, lower neck, central neck, upper neck
Species to be studied:
Will vertebrate animals be used? no
Will markings or flags be used? no
Will plants or animals be collected? no

Project description: In Spring ’03, the Environmental Analysis program at Pomona is offering an independent study course titled Theory and Practice in Ecological Design Education. This course has a similar format to that of Pitzer's LEEP in that Claremont college students will be teaching students from the Claremont Unified School District (in this case San Antonio High School). Four days a week the course will be held at the Pomona Natural Farm. One day a week, either Monday or Tuesday (12:30-1:30), students will meet at the field station. On the field station the focus will be on thoughtful and protracted observation of water flow, plant interrelationship, succession, and soil.